ALPENA — Members of the Kiwanis Club of Alpena recently visited area elementary schools to make their annual donation of student dictionaries for every third-grade student. This project aligns with the spirit of the Kiwanis Club Mission — “Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the ...
ALPENA — Northeast Michigan lacks efficient broadband access, but projects both on a national and local scale aim to change that and spur economic development efforts in the Alpena area. In summer 2023, 24% of homes in Alpena County, 47% of homes in Presque Isle County, 37% of homes in ...
ALPENA — How much tax revenue a county road commission receives from property owners is a big determining factor in how many road projects can happen each year and how healthy their road system is. Road commissions utilize state and federal funding to maintain and rebuild streets, but ...
ALPENA — Northeast Michigan streets near business districts are in better condition than roads in the neighborhoods and other main streets around them, according to state data. Quality roads may be considered a plus when a developer considers opening a business in an area and subpar roads ...
ALPENA — One of Alpena Community College’s most successful training programs is its concrete technology program, through which Espiridion Villarreal, transportation technician at the Michigan Department of Transportation’s Transportation Service Center in Alpena, got his ...
ALPENA — In order for cities, townships, and counties to grow and develop, a quality stable of available housing is a must, and leaders in Northeast Michigan are doing their best to address the local housing crisis. Nationwide, there is a shortage of available housing to purchase or ...